人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
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1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
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1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
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2 to rack one's brains
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
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1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
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2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
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3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
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1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
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2 to ponder
思前想后
sī qián xiǎng hòu
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1 to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
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2 to ponder over reasons and connection
想入非非
xiǎng rù fēi fēi
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1 to indulge in fantasy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
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1 to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
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2 to try this, that and the other
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
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1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
朝思暮想
zhāo sī mù xiǎng
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1 to yearn for sth day and night (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
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1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
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2 blurred scenery
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3 cursory
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4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
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1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
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2 to surface
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3 to appear
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
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1 lit. to live on a boat
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2 to drift from place to place (idiom)
浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù
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1 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
痴心妄想
chī xīn wàng xiǎng
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1 to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom)
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2 to labor under a delusion
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3 wishful thinking
癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉
lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu
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1 lit. the toad wants to eat swan meat (idiom)
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2 fig. to try to punch above one's weight
突发奇想
tū fā qí xiǎng
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1 suddenly have a thought (idiom)
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2 suddenly be inspired to do something
穷思苦想
qióng sī kǔ xiǎng
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1 to think hard (idiom)
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2 to give sth much thought
胡思乱想
hú sī luàn xiǎng
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1 to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom)
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2 to let one's imagination run wild
苦思冥想
kǔ sī míng xiǎng
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1 to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
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2 to rack one's brains